Improved scrubbing-brush



"lntd tant ate-nt (hijita Letters Patent N 92,154, dated July 6, 1869.

IMPRQVED SCRUBBING-BRUSH.

Ihe Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part o! the lame.

To all persons to whom. these presents shall come:

Be it known that I, GEORGE W. BROWN, of Prov idence, in the county ot'Providence, and State ot' Rhode Island, have made an invention ot' a new and useful scrubbing-Brush; and do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description thereof', due reference being had to the accompanying drawings, making part ot' this specification, and in which- Figure 1 is a-perspective representation, and

Figure 2, a horizontal section of my invention.

This invention relates to means for cconomizing the waste material, or broom-cornV accumulating in broommanufacturing establishments, by the production oi'a device for containing and converting into a durable and effective scrubbing-brush, such ref'use material, as well as the upper part of old and Worn-out brooms.

The invention consists in two clam p-pla-tes, provided with serrated or toothed inner edges, connected together at their extremitiesdiy screw-nuts and bolts, and with a handle' applied to one at an angle, in order to maintain the brush or scrubbing-niateriai, in an upright position, the whole being as hereinafter explained."

1n the drawings above mentioned as illustrating my inventiona a denote two plates of any suitable material, the outer ends of which are connected together by bolts b b, and.clampnuts c c.

The inner edges ot' these plates a ,are seuated, or provided with tapering teeth l d,&c., the 'teethof' one plate being `disposed vopposite the .interstices oi' its fellow-plate, in order to divide into ridges the broomcorn or other material which is confined between them.

One of the plates a a, is provided with a socket, e, applied to and extending (upward from it at an angle of forty-five degrees, or thereabouts, such socket being for reception ot' a handle, shown at f iu the drawings.

The angular position of' the handle upon the plate a, enables the4 brush, while being used tor sweeping floors, decks of vessels, Sto., to be maintained in an upright position, which great-ly increases its effectiveness. and which would not be the case were the handle vapplied in a straight line with the brush, as is usually The employment ofthe teeth l d, 86o., upon the plates a a, also ser ves a useful purpose in dividing the mass of' corn or other material into ridges. By their peculiarform and arrangement; also, they contribute security to the broom-stuff, to a considerable degree, by reason ot'a longitudinal pressure conveyed by them in an obvious manner.

XVhat I claim as my improvement is- The larrangement ot' the plate u a, provided with teeth l al d, handle-socket and handle ef, held together by bolts b and thumb-screws o, as shown, for the purpose of using waste broom-corn or Yparts ot' brooms worn out in'ordinary use, as shown and described.

GEORGE W. .BRO\VN.

i Witnesses:

J onN HAMILTON, Mismo NlcnOLs. 

